Chapter 113 Within Five Days
The old woman went down the mountain.
She only bought a few vegetables when she went down the mountain. In fact, there were people in the manor who went to buy vegetables, but she still went down the mountain every once in a while to buy the vegetables she ate, probably to get some fresh air during the short time of buying vegetables.
On the way back, the old woman passed by that family again.
Unlike when she went there, there were already people in the yard, three women, an adult man, and three children.
They put a small table in the yard, and the dishes just now were served on the table. They were very appetizing dishes.
Unlike what she thought, there was no smell of meat.
Humph! Maybe there was a smell of meat in the oil they used!
Thinking of this, the old woman felt much more balanced and carried the vegetables back to the yard.
Mother Zhou looked at the direction the old woman left, then glanced at Shen Minghua, thinking: Why did the Madam ask her to cook only vegetarian dishes? There were indeed only vegetarian vegetables planted in the yard, but it was not difficult to cook pickled mustard greens. She could just go down the mountain and buy some, and the journey was not far.
But today the Madam specifically told her to cook only vegetarian dishes.
Not only these few days, but every day in the future, she was only allowed to cook vegetarian dishes.
Although she could cook vegetarian dishes very well, she still didn't understand the Madam's intention.
Shen Minghua thought: It wasn't her intention, it was her precious daughter who said so. She must have her intention when she said so. She just had to find a legitimate reason and tell people to do it.
The next day, the old woman went out to buy vegetables again.
When passing by the yard where Shu Yue and his family lived, he looked inside again. This time he only took a glance and then hurried down the mountain. When he came back up the mountain, he didn't even stop outside their yard.
At dinner time, Aunt Zhou talked about this matter and said, "Our neighbor is really weird. Normally, you should say hello when a neighbor comes, right? Not to mention saying hello, today she almost treated us like snakes and scorpions and avoided us."
"In fact, the second day after I moved in, for convenience, I went to say hello to the family next door. I knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened it. Finally, the person inside said, 'Our old lady doesn't see guests, please go back.' I thought it might be some quirk, so I came back." Aunt Zhou said, "I even picked a basket of vegetables and sent it over."
"When I sent someone to contact them before, they behaved like this too. Don't worry about it." Shu Yunyan said.
"I don't blame people for living here, and living here for several years?" Lin Anyun said, "Anyway, we won't live here for long, so if we can get along well with our neighbors, then we can get along well. If they don't want to get along with us, then we won't get along with them. Let's have fun on our own. The scenery here is pretty good. Let's go around tomorrow. It must be beautiful to watch the sunrise on this mountain."
"Will I accompany you tomorrow?" Shu Yunyan thought for a moment and said.
"No." Lin Anyun waved his hand, "You're like this... or no, just stay at home and water the vegetables in the yard for Aunt Zhou."
"Then I'll find someone to accompany you." Shu Yunyan said, otherwise he would be worried. After all, they were on the mountain, and it would be bad if something unexpected happened.
"Okay." Lin Anyun didn't refuse this time.
Shu Yue ate the complementary food that Zhou Ma prepared for her, squinting her eyes, and said in her heart: [Within five days, the family across the street will take the initiative to say hello. Then we will be busy. Aunt Lin should go shopping quickly.]
[When Zhou Ma cooks, it is better to make it more fragrant. It is best to take a fan and blow it into the family across the street while cooking. Within three days, the family across the street will be unable to resist coming to the door.]
Shen Minghua wanted to laugh when she heard it.
After dinner, Shen Minghua secretly told Zhou Ma what Shu Yue said, and told her to take a fan or a fan or something and blow it into the family across the street while cooking.
Zhou Ma didn't understand, but what the lady said must have her reasons.
The next day, Zhou Ma went down the mountain and bought a fan, and blew it into the family across the street.
It blew like this for two days.
It seemed that the family across the street finally couldn't bear it anymore.
The door that had been closed for several days opened a crack again.
The old woman who went down the mountain to buy vegetables a few days ago walked out of the yard.
The old woman passed by Shu Yue's yard, looked inside, saw someone coming out, and went down the mountain without looking back.
Shu Yue saw the old woman's back as she went down the mountain, and snorted, let's see how long you can endure it.
An hour later, the old woman came back from the bottom of the mountain and passed by Shu Yue's yard.
Mother Zhou stopped the old woman according to Shen Minghua's instructions.
The old woman reluctantly stopped, glanced up and down at Zhou's mother, and said, "What's the matter?"
"Are you from the family next door?" Zhou's mother smiled and said, "It's like this, we are staying here for a while, and we went to your place the day before to say hello, but it seems that you are very busy. If you are free today, would you like to come and sit with us? We cooked vegetarian dishes tonight, and my wife wants to invite you to have a meal together. I wonder if it's convenient for you?" "
Vegetarian dishes?" The old woman remembered the fragrance she smelled every day.
I don't know what this family uses to cook, but the dishes they cook every day are very fragrant, and the fragrance also floats into her yard.
Every day, she smelled the delicious food from the neighbors and ate the tasteless vegetarian dishes she made at home. She had no appetite at all. She had not felt anything for the past seven or eight years. After only a few days of living with this family, she felt that life was very difficult.
"I only eat vegetarian food." The old woman said evasively.
The smile on Zhou's mother's face became bigger. "Isn't that a coincidence? We only cook vegetarian dishes, and all the dishes are freshly grown in the yard. The cucumbers and tomatoes are just picked and washed and can be eaten. They are so sweet."
The old woman was already moved. After hearing her words, her heart flew straight to the yard.
When she reacted, the people were already standing in the yard.
Shen Minghua gave Zhou's mother a look.
Mother Zhou understood, pushed the old woman to the table and sat her down, and stuffed chopsticks into her hands. Even if she wanted to leave, she would be embarrassed to do so.
"We are here for vacation, you don't have to be too wary of us. These are my two sons and one daughter, this is my friend, this is her son, and this is Mother Zhou." Shen Minghua introduced, "Mother Zhou cooks well, you can try it and see how it tastes."
The old woman looked at the delicious vegetarian dishes on the table, and the gluttony in her stomach had already been aroused.
She ate half a bowl of rice in one breath, until her mouth and stomach were satisfied, then she remembered that she had not introduced herself to everyone. "My last name is Qin."
The old woman only said this, and didn't say anything more.
"Grandma Qin." Shen Minghua called.
The old woman didn't correct her.
"I'm not someone who takes advantage of you for nothing. I ate a meal from you. If you need my help in the future, I will help you." The old woman said.
"It's just a meal." Shen Minghua said.
The old woman snorted, "I don't owe anyone a favor, nor am I someone who can't repay it."
"It's just a meal. If you like, you can come every day. If it's not convenient, I'll have someone send it to you." Shen Minghua smiled, "It's just a meal. Aren't neighbors supposed to help each other and interact with each other?"
The old woman glanced at Shen Minghua, and this look was a little sharp. The old woman could see that she had other purposes, but she couldn't resist the gluttony in her stomach and didn't refute Shen Minghua's words.